Aubusson
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aubusson (INSEE 23008) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Grand Sud. Population 3,018 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/23008-aubusson
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 7,083 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.59 | 25 | 14.74 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.43 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.09 | 10 | 0.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.15 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (VISSERIAS · LES DOUCEURS D'ADRIEN · PATISSERIE RULLIERE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCIETE A RESPONSABILITE LIMITEE RIMAREIX · CHEZ MAX). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · L'EPICERIE ET LA CAVE). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (SOC AUBUSSON DISTRIBUTION · CARREFOUR MARKET · NETTO · MASAJU · ACTION). [3,4]
20 × Restaurant (TY MAM GOZ · CAFE DES ARTS · LE CHANT DU MONDE · ANTALYA KEBAB · LA RIZIERE). [3,4]
12 × Café / bar (LE PLAZA BAR · LE BISTROT DE COCO · BAR TABAC · LE CHEYENNE · PUB 51). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE VILLENEUVE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE EUGENE JAMOT). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HICHEM ZARROUK, MÉDECIN · LUCRETIA ELENA ROBU, MÉDECIN · VINCENT LAURENT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MOREAU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE CREUSE GRAND SUD SITE D'AUBUSSON). [3]
1 × Cinema (COLBERT). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL JEAN JAURES · LYCEE COLLEGE EUGENE JAMOT). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL AUBUSSON ST SULPICE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (AC'TIF COIFFURE · NABLANC · DIMINU-TIF · LE STUDIO). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL LE FRANCE · HOTEL DU CHAPITRE · HOTEL LA BEAUZE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | VISSERIAS · LES DOUCEURS D'ADRIEN · PATISSERIE RULLIERE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | SOCIETE A RESPONSABILITE LIMITEE RIMAREIX · CHEZ MAX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · L'EPICERIE ET LA CAVE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | SOC AUBUSSON DISTRIBUTION · CARREFOUR MARKET · NETTO · MASAJU · ACTION | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 20 | TY MAM GOZ · CAFE DES ARTS · LE CHANT DU MONDE · ANTALYA KEBAB · LA RIZIERE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 12 | LE PLAZA BAR · LE BISTROT DE COCO · BAR TABAC · LE CHEYENNE · PUB 51 | INSEE SIRENE 12 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE VILLENEUVE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE EUGENE JAMOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | HICHEM ZARROUK, MÉDECIN · LUCRETIA ELENA ROBU, MÉDECIN · VINCENT LAURENT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE MOREAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE CREUSE GRAND SUD SITE D'AUBUSSON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | COLBERT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL JEAN JAURES · LYCEE COLLEGE EUGENE JAMOT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL AUBUSSON ST SULPICE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | AC'TIF COIFFURE · NABLANC · DIMINU-TIF · LE STUDIO | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL LE FRANCE · HOTEL DU CHAPITRE · HOTEL LA BEAUZE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,699 (2012) → 3,018 (2023): -18.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,097 (1990) → 3,018 (2023): -40.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,717, of which 8.5 % second homes and 27.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aubusson): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aubusson): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Aubusson): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aubusson): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Aubusson): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 96 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the AUBUSSON_SAPC weather station, 1.4 km away at 486 m; the village itself is at 445 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at FELLETIN, 8.6 km away at 635 m, over 29 summers. [9]
That station sits 190 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 932 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at AUBUSSON_SAPC, 1.4 km away at 486 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23008/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23008/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23008/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23008/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23008
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senonches | 28 | 302 km N | 3,045 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brienon-sur-Armançon | 89 | 252 km NE | 3,032 | 46.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 09 | 349 km S | 3,085 | 50 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Nontron | 24 | 126 km W | 3,057 | 50.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre | 31 | 315 km S | 3,050 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Thiviers | 24 | 114 km SW | 2,876 | 60.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 11 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiviers | 24 | 114 km SW | 2,876 | 60.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 11 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nontron | 24 | 126 km W | 3,057 | 50.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brienon-sur-Armançon | 89 | 252 km NE | 3,032 | 46.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Senonches | 28 | 302 km N | 3,045 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre | 31 | 315 km S | 3,050 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 09 | 349 km S | 3,085 | 50 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Aubusson's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraize | 88 | 442 km NE | 2,843 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chauffailles | 71 | 170 km E | 3,638 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Langogne | 48 | 190 km SE | 2,836 | 75.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Anould | 88 | 438 km NE | 3,234 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines | 63 | 56 km NE | 3,480 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saône | 25 | 333 km NE | 3,195 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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